Automobile hood fastener



June 12, 1923. V 1,458,746

J. F. CARPMILL AUTOMOBILE HOOD FASTENER Filed Oct. s; 1e22 Patented Jane, 12, 1923.

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Application filed Detober 5,1322. Serial No. 592,555..

w wtiflmeyaoneemr i i Be t n wn that I,- JorrN F. CARPMILL,

a citizen of the United States, residing at -New Britain, in the county of Hartford and Stateof Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Automobile Hood Fasteners, of which the following is aspecification.

This inventionrel-ates to an automobile-v hood fastener, and amongthe obJects of 'the invention are the revision of a device of this nature'- which is. thoroughly efiicient in. pulling down the hood overthe engine, in a thoroughly tight-manner and at the same time. applying -a-Ilateral .pressure against able those skilled in the art topractice the fully. in the folinvention will be set forth lowing description.

Clearly'I am not restricted to this dis-' closure. I may depart therefrom in a number of particulars with n the scope of the invention defined bythe clamms followin said description.

ieferring to said drawingri Fig. 1 is iLiSGCiiiODfll elevation as seen for instance fromqthe rear, of a hold-down device involving'the invention.

Fig.- 2 is an elevationas .seen from the right in F ig. .1.' i

ig. 3' is a section on the. line 3 -3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a view corresponding somewhat with F ig. 2of a modified structure. Fig. 5 is an elevation as seenfrom'the ri ht in said Fig.- 4.

. ike characters refer to like" parts I throughout the several views.

- In the drawing I have-shown a part 0 the front portion of the chassis 2' of an automobile. The chassis or frame at its forward portion supports an engine or motor which I have not illustrated because in itself it constitutes no part of the present invention. The engine is covered by a hood the sides 'of which, generally practically duplicates of each other, are piv-' oted'tothe body or top portion of the hood to permit either side 4 to be swung'up when.

necessary, to obtain access to'the engine or motor. When closed the sides fit against the chassis 2 and owing to the motion of the. engine in the car are caused to vi- .brate, the vibration causing objectionable purpose to remove as noises, and it is'my far as possible, such noises.

The sides 4 are held down by one or more hold-down members such as those denoted.

in a general way by 5. Usually there are two of these holding down members connected with each side. 4.,

The hold-down member 5 shown involves a tubular body or sleeve 6 which incloses a rod 7 having what is represented at, its upper end as the head 8 which closely fits and slides in the tube or sleeve 6. The rod 7 as illustrated,is surrounded by the coiled spring 9, the upper end of which bears against the head 8 while the lower end bears against thebottom of the tubular body 6.

from the lower end of which the'rod 7 ex:

tends.v The spring tends constantly to longitudinally separate the two main elements of the hold-down member. a

i As shown the lower end of the lower end portion of-the rod 7 extends through a central opening 10 in the top of the semi-spherical base piece 11 which is marginally unit ed to the chassis 2 or to a -faciizlg strip 11 thereon. The piston rod 7 has'as shown the foot12 which prevents the rod 7 from being pulled from the semi-spherical body or cap 11, although the rod is free to swivel and to move laterally and universally after the fashion of. a balljoint. The upper end of the tubular body is closed with a head or cap 13 which can be fitted thereto in some rigid manner and whichmayhave on its upper side the'thumb'porti'on 14 to facilitate its movement'when'necessary. In addition to this, the head may have the lateral finger pieces 15 by which the sleeve or tube 6 when required can be lifted. Beside the pulling down eifect of the holding down members 5, the same is intended to exert a lateral pressure on the hood, and the means shown for this purpose "will now be set forth.

The side 4 may as shown have attached thereto the bracket member'17 which may be held in place by screws or rivets as 17 To the outer end of the arm or lug of the bracket 17 is jointed as by pivoting, a catch member as 18which hangs down from the arm of the bracket and which may have attached to the inner sidethereof at the free end the rubber pad 19 which is intended to press against thehood side of the side 4 and which may for example-be attached to the catch member 18 or the shank thereof as by the rivet 19'. On the outer side of t e catch member 18 and about midway of t e height or length thereof, is the arm 20 having on the upper side thereof the recess 21 which is adapted toreceive the hook 22, on the inner side of the head or cap 13 of the holding down member 5. The parts being shown as engaged in the several views at which time as will be clear the hold-down member 5 applies a powerful pull to the side 4 and at the same time applies a practically equal lateral pressure to the side, acting thereupon through the catch member 18.

The foregoing description applies especially to the structure shown by FigsQl to 3 inclusive. In Figs. 4. and 5, I represent one of many modifications and .in these two views the parts which correspond to those appearing in the other illustration will bear similar prime marks with reference characters.

' through a hole 4" in the hood side 4'. This bracket 17 is furnished on its outer side with a projection 17 and'hhasonits inner.

' side andlower end the rubber pad or foot 19" held in place by the rivet 19*, the

ad or foot 19 being adapted to bear agaihst the hood side 4'. The inwardly extending arm of the bracket 17 projects through the opening 4" and also extends centrally throughthe washer 23. This washer 23 fits flatwise against the inner surface of the The hold-down member 5 is practirally exactly like the h01ddown member 5, so that the same need not be described in deintense pull and at the same time sufiicient lateral pressure to prevent vibration of the sides of the hood.

What I claim is:

1. In an automobile hood fastener, the combination of a tube, a piston rod in-the tube having a head in slidable engagement therewith and extending from the tube, a coiled spring surrounding the piston rod and engaging said head and also engaging the lower end of the tube, a part to which the piston rod: is pivoted, a cap closing the upper end of the hood, and rovided with lateral branches, and a brac 'et having means by which it can be held in enga ement with the hood of an automobile an pivoted to the bracket gage said hood.

2. In an automobile hood fastener, the combination of a tube, a piston rod in the and adapted to entube having a head in slidable engagement therewith and extending from the tube, a coiled spring surrounding the piston rod and engaging said head and also engaging the lower end of the tube, a part to which the piston rod is pivoted, a cap closing the upper end of the hood, and an angular bracket having means by which it can be at tached to the hood of an automobile and a shank pivoted to the bracket and provided with a soft pad to engage said hood, said cap having, an arm, and the shank having an arm to e engaged by the arm of the cap.

in testimony whereof I hereby afiix' my slgnature.

JOHN F; CARPMILL.

Witnesses:

ELIN C. GARDELL, HEATH SUTHIERLAND.

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